Method of assembling a shock absorber employing a coil spring

Abstract

A piston and cylinder motion dampening device having a spiral groove metering, an orificed two-way pressure relief valve or a screw-on spring or an over-extension limiting seal retainer. A push-together method of assembling a piston and cylinder motion dampening device. A motion dampening device with a baffle chamber.

I claim: 
     
       1. A method of assembling a shock absorber employing a coil spring, comprising: (a) assembling a cylinder portion of said shock absorber, said cylinder portion having a radial abutment at one end thereof;   (b) assembling a piston portion of said shock absorber, said piston portion having a radial abutment at one end thereof;   (c) coaxially aligning said portions with said radial abutments at the non-adjacent ends thereof;   (d) moving said portions axially together;   (e) snap-fitting said portions together in response to said axial movement;   (f) creating a circumferential opening in at least one of said radial abutments and   (g) screwing said coil spring through said circumferential opening to a position between said radial abutments.